EP0806070A1 - Procedes et appareil de branchement electrique a des dispositifs electroniques en boitier - Google Patents

Procedes et appareil de branchement electrique a des dispositifs electroniques en boitier

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EP0806070A1
EP0806070A1 EP96903633A EP96903633A EP0806070A1 EP 0806070 A1 EP0806070 A1 EP 0806070A1 EP 96903633 A EP96903633 A EP 96903633A EP 96903633 A EP96903633 A EP 96903633A EP 0806070 A1 EP0806070 A1 EP 0806070A1
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Prior art keywords
housing
cover
closure surface
electronic device
casing
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English (en)
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EP0806070A4 (fr
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Charles A. Dieman, Jr.
Andrew C. Johnsen
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Ensign Bickford Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/088—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings or inlets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/11—Perforators; Permeators
    • E21B43/116—Gun or shaped-charge perforators
    • E21B43/1185—Ignition systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42D—BLASTING
    • F42D1/00—Blasting methods or apparatus, e.g. loading or tamping
    • F42D1/04—Arrangements for ignition
    • F42D1/045—Arrangements for electric ignition
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/02—Details
    • H05K5/0247—Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

Definitions

  • the present invention pertains to connectors for electronic devices, and more particularly to feed-through connectors for encased electronic devices.
  • a protective casing In various applications, e.g., in well pipe perforat ⁇ ing guns, it is desirable to dispose an electronic circuit or electronic device within a protective casing while maintaining an electrical connection with a second elec ⁇ tronic device such as an arming circuit disposed outside the casing.
  • this is achieved by embedding connectors in the casing wall.
  • such connectors are expensive and require that the wall be breached and resealed, e.g., by drilling a hole through the housing in which to mount the connector, and then sealing the hole against contaminants, pressure, etc.
  • This is a time-con ⁇ suming procedure that can damage the structural integrity of the casing, especially when the casing comprises a pul- verable material, e.g., a ceramic.
  • the present invention relates to a method for oper- ably connecting electrical components through a closed container.
  • the method comprises the steps of securing one end of a laminate connector to a first electronic device, placing the first electronic device in a housing defining a closure surface, placing on the housing a cover that defines a closure surface dimensioned and configured to engage the closure surface of the housing to thereby de ⁇ fine a housing-cover joint with the laminate connector being disposed within the housing-cover joint, sealing the housing-cover joint with a sealant, and securing the other end of the laminate connector to a second electronic de ⁇ vice situated outside the housing.
  • the invention also provides an electrical connection and physical isolation apparatus.
  • the apparatus comprises a housing defining a housing closure surface, a first electronic device inside the housing, and a cover asso- ciated with the housing closure surface and defining a cover closure surface dimensioned and configured to engage the associated housing closure surface to define a hous ⁇ ing-cover joint therebetween.
  • There is adhesive in the housing-cover joint for securing the cover with the cover closure surface in engagement with the housing closure surface and to maintain a seal therebetween.
  • a laminate electrical connector having a first end and a second end is disposed in the housing-cover joint with the first end connected to the first electronic device and the second end disposed outside the housing, for connection to a second electronic device to be electrically connected to, and physically isolated from, the first electronic device.
  • the housing and the cover may both comprise pulverable materials, e.g., a ceramic material such as alumina.
  • the laminate electrical connector has a thickness of not more than about 0.002 inches.
  • the invention provides an electrical fireset assembly comprising a hydraulic pres ⁇ sure-bearing casing.
  • the casing comprises a ceramic hous ⁇ ing defining a housing closure surface and a ceramic cover defining a cover closure surface dimensioned and config ⁇ ured to engage the housing closure surface to define a housing-cover joint.
  • An autonomous fireset device is dis ⁇ posed within the casing, and a laminate connector having two ends is disposed in the housing-cover joint. One end of the laminate connector is in the casing connected to the fireset device, and the other end is outside the cas- ing for connection to an arming device.
  • Figure 1 is a partially cross-sectional, exploded perspective view of a casing for use with the present in ⁇ vention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the casing of Figure 1 comprising an electronic device therein and a laminate connector extending through the casing in accordance with the present invention
  • Figure 3A is a plan view of the casing of Figure 2, taken along lines 3A-3A;
  • Figure 3B is a cross-sectional view of the laminate connector of Figure 3A, taken along lines 3B-3B.
  • the present invention provides a method and apparatus according to which an electronic device disposed within a casing can be connected to a second electronic device out ⁇ side the casing without the need to breach the casing wall to mount a connector therein.
  • the invention finds parti ⁇ cular utility for connecting electronic devices through a casing having a housing and a cover that cooperate to de ⁇ fine a housing-cover joint between them when the casing is closed.
  • FIG. 1 There is shown in the exploded, partly cross-section ⁇ al perspective view of Figure 1 a typical casing with which the present invention finds utility.
  • Casing 10 com ⁇ prises a housing 12 and a cover 14a.
  • Housing 12 is seen to define housing closure surface 16.
  • Cover 14a defines a cover closure surface 18 that is dimensioned and config ⁇ ured to engage housing closure surface 16 to create a housing-cover joint 20a ( Figure 2) when cover 14a is placed on housing 12.
  • Housing closure surface 16 and cover closure surface 18 are machined so that they engage each other with good surface-to-surface contact.
  • the housing-cover joint is sealed with a suitable adhesive which serves to secure the cover onto the housing and to provide a seal between them.
  • Casing 10 is seen in full cross-sectional view in Figure 2, where housing 12 is seen to be open at both ends and to have a second cover 14b secured thereto at joint 20b.
  • casing 10 is seen to enclose an explo ⁇ sive initiating apparatus comprising a fireset circuit 22 and an associated initiator charge 24.
  • Fireset circuit 22 is designed to initiate charge 24 under predetermined conditions, e.g., after a suitable interval following a triggering event or condition.
  • fireset cir ⁇ cuit 22 may comprise a timer responsive to a pressure switch 26 which senses the ambient pressure outside casing 10 and sends a firing signal to circuit 22 when a prede ⁇ termined pressure is sensed.
  • fireset cir ⁇ cuit 22 is deemed to be a first electronic device.
  • the present invention provides a laminate connector 28 between the two.
  • Laminate connector 28 has two ends, one of which is disposed within casing 10 and is connected to a first electronic device in casing 10, and the other of which is disposed outside casing 10 for connection to a second electronic device.
  • laminate connector 28 comprises a plurality of thin bands of elec ⁇ trically conductive material 30, e.g., copper strips, dis- posed on a thin, flexible, non-conductive support material 32 such as MylarTM polyester film, with an optional protec ⁇ tive top layer 34 of non-conductive material thereon.
  • the laminate connector typically has a thickness T of not more than about 0.002 inch.
  • the laminate connec- tor can be disposed with a layer of adhesive in the hous ⁇ ing-cover joint 20a of the casing 10, as shown in Figures 2 and 3A, without significant adverse affect on joint 20a, i.e., without adversely affecting the pressure-bearing capability of the housing or the cover or the integrity of the adhesive seal therebetween.
  • Laminate connector 28 may terminate in an optional modular connector 36 ( Figure 2) which is dimensioned and configured to provide a quick, convenient and optionally releaseable connection to the corresponding modular con ⁇ nector of a second electronic device.
  • the second electronic device external to casing 10 may comprise an external arming circuit which sends an arming signal to fireset circuit 22 via laminate connector 28 to enable fireset circuit 22 to respond to a triggering signal produced by pressure switch 26.
  • laminate connector 28 permits electrical con ⁇ nection between electronic devices within and without cas- ing 10 even after the casing is sealed and the electronic components are physically isolated from one another by casing 10.
  • the perforating gun comprises a fireset mounted on a generally cylindrical support structure that holds in position a number of explosive penetrating charges.
  • the fireset is operably connected to the charges by a detonating ribbon fuse disposed in initiating rela ⁇ tion to the fireset initiating charge and to each of the penetrating charges.
  • the gun including the encased fire- set circuitry, is positioned in a lubricator at the top of a well pipe.
  • a laminate connector such as laminate connector 28, the fireset within the casing is electrically connected to an arming circuit in the lubri ⁇ cator.
  • the arming circuit When firing is imminent, the arming circuit sends arming signals to the fireset. Then, the lubricator pro ⁇ pels the perforating gun into the well pipe to a desired depth where the fireset initiates the penetrating charges. The charges perforate the well pipe, allowing oil or gas to flow into the pipe to be recovered at the surface.
  • the gun When the gun is fired into the well pipe, the modular con ⁇ nector joining the laminate connector to the arming cir ⁇ cuit is destroyed, but since the fireset is safely dis ⁇ posed within the casing, the gun can operate autonomously. While the invention has been described in detail with respect to a particular application thereof, i.e., in con ⁇ nection with well pipe perforating guns, this is not an intended limitation. Rather, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention may be practiced in other areas, e.g., to provide electrical connections to electronic devices encased to operate in deep water.

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Connector Housings Or Holding Contact Members (AREA)
  • Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)
  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Details Of Resistors (AREA)

Abstract

Procédé et dispositif permettant de brancher activement des dispositifs électroniques à travers un conteneur fermé, par fixation d'une extrémité d'un connecteur feuilleté (28) à un premier dispositif électronique, par exemple, un circuit de mise à feu (22). On place ce dispositif (22) dans un boîtier (12) définissant une surface de fermeture de boîtier (16). On place sur le boîtier (12) un couvercle (14a) définissant une surface de fermeture de couvercle (18) dimensionnée et conçue pour s'accoupler à la surface de fermeture de boîtier (16), de manière à définir un joint (20a) entre le boîtier et le couvercle et on place le connecteur feuilleté (28) à l'intérieur du joint (20a). On scelle ledit joint (20a) au moyen d'un adhésif et on raccorde la deuxième extrémité du connecteur feuilleté (28) à un deuxième dispositif électronique. La minceur du connecteur feuilleté lui permet de passer à travers le joint (20a) entre le boîtier et le couvercle sans altérer ledit joint ou la capacité de résistance à la pression du boîtier (12) ou du couvercle (14a). Dans un mode de réalisation, on peut utiliser l'invention afin d'effectuer le branchement électrique d'un dispositif de mise à feu placé dans un boîtier à un dispositif extérieur d'armement.
EP96903633A 1995-01-27 1996-01-22 Procedes et appareil de branchement electrique a des dispositifs electroniques en boitier Withdrawn EP0806070A4 (fr)

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US379340 1982-05-18
US08/379,340 US5641941A (en) 1995-01-27 1995-01-27 Method and apparatus for electrical connections to encased electronic devices
PCT/US1996/000898 WO1996023341A1 (fr) 1995-01-27 1996-01-22 Procedes et appareil de branchement electrique a des dispositifs electroniques en boitier

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EP0806070A1 true EP0806070A1 (fr) 1997-11-12
EP0806070A4 EP0806070A4 (fr) 1998-04-22

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AR (1) AR000744A1 (fr)
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CA (1) CA2209654C (fr)
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US5641941A (en) 1997-06-24
CA2209654C (fr) 2000-07-18
WO1996023341A1 (fr) 1996-08-01
MX9705660A (es) 1997-10-31
BR9606792A (pt) 1997-12-30
NO973339L (no) 1997-09-09
EP0806070A4 (fr) 1998-04-22
AR000744A1 (es) 1997-08-06
CA2209654A1 (fr) 1996-08-01

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